HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 48 [048] The Leading Version's Big Brother, Taiwan's Number One Beautiful Legs
"Old Li, isn't our A-Yuan's image pretty good?" Zhou Jianhui noticed Li Zongsheng's lips twitching and couldn't help but show off.

Qi Yuan's physical advantages are too obvious, completely overwhelming Ren Xianqi.

"Warner Music has gotten a huge advantage with this collaboration. Many of Xiao Qi's fans will be drawn away by A Yuan. Shouldn't you compensate us with two songs for Xiao Qi?" Li Zongsheng complained.

“You can’t do it that way. In the short term, A-Yuan benefits more. In the long term, Richie Jen benefits more. A-Yuan is a singer-songwriter. He’s only 19 years old. His creative cycle and peak period are still very long,” Zhou Jianhui said confidently.

Li Zongsheng cursed Zhou Jianhui, that miserly man, in his heart.

Forget it, he wouldn't stoop to Zhou Jianhui's level. He went to talk to the director and discussed how to make Ren Xianqi look more handsome in the film.

The MV director was paid to do his job and did his best, putting in even more effort when filming Richie Jen.

However, the final result still couldn't compare to Qi Yuan's.

"The Girl Across the Way" is a song full of youthful energy.

The lyrics describe a young boy's longing and envy for love.

Richie Jen was born in 66, so he's already over thirty. It's quite remarkable that he can still portray a bit of a playful boy.

Qi Yuan is only 19 years old. Does he need to act? He's just playing himself; he's a vibrant and energetic young man no matter where he stands.

Adding to the difference in their looks, Qi Yuan and Ren Xianqi appearing together is simply a case of one side being at a disadvantage.

Whenever the two are in the same frame, the director doesn't dare to zoom in.

Overall, the music video has a very simple storyline. It basically shows two people walking in a bustling downtown area with a strong sense of everyday life, emphasizing a down-to-earth feel. As a result, it was filmed in just half a day.

The MV team was preparing to move to another location to film "Can't Help Falling in Love" when they discovered that the area outside was packed with fans of Qi Yuan and Ren Xianqi.

It's unclear who leaked the information, but it led to a massive influx of fans for both of them arriving at the scene.

"Brother Xiaoqi, I like you."

"Qi Yuan, Qi Yuan, I love you."

"When the two Qi (奇) unite, they are invincible."

The arrival of the large fan base brought traffic in the area to a standstill.

Fortunately, Warner and Rolling Stone arranged a security team of dozens of people, otherwise Qi Yuan and Ren Xianqi would not have been able to leave today.

Zhou Jianhui and Li Zongsheng were quite satisfied with the enthusiastic response.

The collaboration between the two Qi (奇) to challenge the Four Heavenly Kings was the right move; just look at their terrifying popularity.

If they were executives at PolyGram or Artiste Media, they would definitely be under immense pressure.

Artiste Entertainment is a record label under BMG, one of the world's five major record labels, and is currently the company responsible for distributing Andy Lau's records.

PolyGram is the record company that Zhang Xueyou is signed to, so there's not much to say about it.

By the way, some media outlets recently reported that Li Ming is tired of being the second-in-command at PolyGram, his contract with PolyGram is about to expire, and Sony has once again extended an olive branch.

After completing its basic layout in the Chinese music market in 1995, Sony Music never stopped recruiting talent.

Those in the industry can see Sony's enormous ambitions.

Qi Yuan and Ren Xianqi were trapped for nearly twenty minutes and only managed to escape after handing out hundreds of autographs.

"I'm convinced that Richie Jen has become a recognized superstar." Qi Yuan hid in the car and couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the scene outside the window.

Ren Xianqi truly embodies the spirit of being low-key and humble. Even though he's so famous, he still doesn't put on airs.

Despite the large number of enthusiastic fans, he always maintained his enthusiasm, greeting them, shaking hands, and giving them autographs.

I heard that when faced with annoying paparazzi, Richie Jen doesn't lose his temper and even has his assistant bring bottled water to the paparazzi.

He deserves to be famous for achieving this much.

Xiao Chong was willing to protect him when the company didn't want him anymore, and A Niu gave him her debut song to sing—both of these made sense. Such a person has great personal charm; no one would dislike being friends with someone like that.

Honestly, Qi Yuan felt that he couldn't do what Ren Xianqi did.

"The female lead in your 'Unavoidable Love' music video is very important. These are the resumes we received. Take a look and choose one." Zhou Jianhui handed a stack of documents to Qi Yuan, letting Qi Yuan choose the female lead for the music video herself.

Qi Yuan looked through the resumes and found that the Taiwanese girls were of high quality; all of them had photos attached.

After flipping through a dozen pages, Qi Yuan saw a familiar face. Upon seeing the name, she thought, "Lin Zhiling? Did she debut so early?"
Qi Yuan was somewhat surprised.

This is not his fault.

In her previous life, Lin Chih-ling first became known to the public because of a mobile phone repair incident.

Photos of her relationship with Yan Chengxu were leaked after her phone was repaired.

It has something in common with Teacher Chen's computer repair incident.

This all happened after 2000.

Qi Yuan's memory of her in his previous life was after 2000.

In fact, Lin Chih-ling entered the entertainment industry a long time ago.

She was discovered by a talent scout at the age of 15 and has been working in the modeling industry ever since.

She was born in 74 and is now 24, but she still hasn't made a name for herself.

Qi Yuan is incredibly popular in Taiwan right now, and it's perfectly normal for Warner Music to be recruiting female leads for his music videos and to receive Lin Chih-ling's resume.

Which Taiwanese model wouldn't want to appear in Qi Yuan's music video? There are tons of young models in that stack of resumes.

There are also quite a few resumes submitted by minor actors who have entered the entertainment industry but are not very famous.

"Let's go with her, this model named Lin Zhiling, she's quite pretty." Qi Yuan closed the resume and finalized the choice for the female lead in the music video.

"Ah Yuan, you're very popular now, and many women want to throw themselves at you. You need to be careful. Taiwanese girls are quite cunning, so don't be fooled by their gentle and innocent appearance," Zhou Jianhui kindly reminded him.

"President Zhou, I'm just simply choosing a good-looking female lead for a music video, not trying to start a relationship. What are you thinking?" Qi Yuanyi said righteously.

"I was just saying that," Zhou Jianhui said with a knowing smile.

Qi Yuan secretly took note; Zhou Jianhui's words had given him a wake-up call.

Hong Kong and Taiwan started developing earlier than the mainland, and in some areas, their versions are ahead of the mainland.

For example, some of the remarks that Brother Cheng Long made on a program in the 1990s were dug up by netizens many years later, and netizens exclaimed that Brother Cheng Long's version was 30 years ahead of the Chinese version.

Many of the things that happen frequently in mainland China in later generations were already commonplace for my brother in the 1990s.

In this regard, Qi Yuan absolutely acknowledges Cheng Long as his elder brother.

The older brother truly treated him like a brother, risking backlash to speak his mind on the show.

……

The storyline of the music video for "Unavoidable Love" is much more complex than that of "The Girl Across the Way".

I filmed "Girl" this morning, but my time was delayed quite a bit by fans.

This afternoon, the MV team could only film some scenes of Qi Yuan and Ren Xianqi playing guitar and singing. The scenes involving the female lead will have to wait until tomorrow.

The next day, Qi Yuan met Lin Chih-ling, the female lead of the music video, on the filming set.

She has a very high level of beauty, with long flowing hair. What's most stunning are her long legs, which are truly worthy of being called the number one beautiful legs in Taiwan.

Even in her early twenties, there was still a hint of naivety in her eyes, something she later lost.

　Let's add an extra chapter.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)